Last year ceasefire violated 12,000 times, this year 16,000 times

Several military exercises have been held this year, including the military exercises within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) which were unprecedented ones for Armenia, as well as joint exercises with NATO, Spokesman for the Defense Ministry Artsrun Hovhannisian told reporters, when summarizing the results of 2012.

According to him, the number of ceasefire violations is on the growth: last year the enemy violated the ceasefire 12,000 times, while in 2012 there have been 16,000 ceasefire violations.